This two-part film looks at how the causes of disease are investigated, vaccines developed, and treatment administered. The first part looks at the rotavirus, its impact, the development of vaccines, and the community benefit of immunization. Part two looks at cancer, its risk factors, and a molecular understanding of how radiation works in the treatment of cancer. Interviewees: Dr. Ruth Bishop, virologist and discoverer of the rotavirus; Dr. Carl Kirkwood, Enteric Virus Research Group and Dr. Shankar Siva, Radiation Oncologist.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 13, 2014. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Developing a Vaccine: Rotavirus (3:08) -- Highly Contagious (3:13) -- 2nd Generation Vaccines (2:14) -- 2nd Generation Vaccines: II (2:15) -- Immunization (1:16) -- Credits: Treating Cancer: Radiation Therapy (0:20) -- Treating Cancer: Radiation Therapy (1:42) -- Radiation Therapy (3:46) -- Electromagnetic Spectrum (2:34) -- Radiation Can Harm and Heal (1:41) -- Credits: Disease and Treatment (0:16). Developing a Vaccine: Rotavirus -- Treating Cancer: Radiation Therapy.